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Ex-figure skater gets 4-yr prison term for attempted rape of student

NAMYANGJU, South Korea, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- Lee Kyu-hyeon, a former national figure skater, was sentenced to four years in prison Thursday for attempting to rape an underage student.The Namyangju Branch of the Uijeongbu District Court found the 42-ye
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S. Korea's presidential aide visits Panama, El Salvador, Belize for 2030 World Expo bid

SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean presidential aide visited Panama, El Salvador and Belize earlier this month to drum up support for the country's bid to host the 2030 World Expo, according to Seoul's foreign ministry.Jang Sung-min, f
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22 people indicted in military draft evasion probe

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- A total of 15 people have been indicted on charges of dodging or attempting to evade mandatory military service by posing as epilepsy patients, prosecutors said Thursday.The Seoul Southern District Prosecutors
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7 sitting gov't ministers noncompliant with ethics law banning stock holdings

SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- Seven incumbent government ministers and vice ministers remain noncompliant with an ethics law that requires ranking public officials to sell off their stock holdings or move them into a blind trust, a civic group said Thur
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Rights watchdog calls for guidelines on hospitalization of transgender people

SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- The state human rights watchdog said Thursday it has asked the health minister to devise guidelines for the hospitalization of transgender people.The National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) said it has made the re
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UNC says both Koreas breached armistice by flying drones in each other's territory

SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- The U.S.-led U.N. Command (UNC) announced Thursday both South and North Korea violated the armistice by sending drones into each other's territory last month.The UNC released the outcome of a probe by its special invest
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(LEAD) N. Korea urges antivirus efforts amid apparent preparations for military parade

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 8-12; ADDS photo)By Kim Soo-yeonSEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is making all-out antivirus efforts, its official media said Thursday, amid a news report that it has imposed a lockdown on the capital c
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(2nd LD) Opposition leader calls for 7.2 tln-won handouts to help with soaring energy bills

(ATTN: CHANGES amount in headline, lead per DP's correction)SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung on Thursday proposed offering 7.2 trillion won (US$5.8 billion) in handouts to help people cope with spikes in heating and ener
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Military says it initially regarded N.K. drone intrusion as non-emergency situation

SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's front-line troops initially viewed North Korea's drone infiltrations last month as a non-emergency situation, an assessment that caused a delay in the military's overall response, Seoul officials s
Today in Korean history

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Jan. 271883 -- The Joseon Dynasty designates the Taegeukgi as the national flag.1959 -- Lee Dong-jun, a correspondent of the Soviet Union's Pravda newspaper in Pyongyang, defects to South Korea through the truce village of Panmunjom.1971 -- South
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Yoon calls for safeguarding Constitution

SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday called for the justice ministry, the legislative agency and the competition watchdog to spare no efforts to safeguard the Constitution.Yoon made the remark during a joint policy briefing
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Gov't to enact law prohibiting sex offenders from living close to schools

SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- The government plans to enact a law prohibiting sex offenders at high risk of reoffending from living close to kindergartens or schools, the justice ministry said Thursday. The ministry plans to submit a revision to the Act
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Land prices rise at slowest pace in 6 years in 2022 amid anemic trading

SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- Land prices in South Korea grew at the slowest clip in six years in 2022 as transactions tanked amid high interest rates, data showed Thursday.Land prices in Asia's fourth-largest economy rose 2.73 percent on-year last
(LEAD) Opposition leader calls for 7.2 tln-won handouts to help with soaring energy bills

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(ATTN: UPDATES with more info)SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung on Thursday proposed offering 7.2 trillion won (US$5.8 billion) in handouts to help people cope with spikes in heating and energy bills.The proposal came amid a
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(LEAD) Heavy snow advisory issued for Seoul, surrounding areas

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 2-3, 6; CHANGES photos)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- A heavy snow advisory was issued Thursday in the greater Seoul area and some central parts of the country, the state weather agency said.The adviso
Opposition leader calls for 7.2 tln-won handouts to help with soaring energy bills

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SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung on Thursday proposed offering 7.2 trillion won (US$5.8 billion) in handouts to help people cope with spikes in heating and energy bills.The proposal came amid a steep hike in households'
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More than dozen chaebol scions indicted on alleged drug use

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- More than a dozen of second- or third-generation scions of South Korean family-owned conglomerates have been indicted on charges of habitually using and selling marijuana, prosecutors said Thursday.Among them
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Gov't to expand energy vouchers for vulnerable people as heating bills surge

SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- The government plans to boost energy vouchers and expand a discount of gas prices for vulnerable people to help them cope with surging costs of heating their homes, a senior presidential official said Thursday. Choi Sang-mo
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases rebound to over 30,000 after holiday

SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases rebounded to over 30,000 on Thursday after staying below 20,000 the previous four days due to fewer tests during the Lunar New Year holiday that ended Tuesday. The country reported 35
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N. Korea urges antivirus efforts amid apparent preparations for military parade

SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is making all-out antivirus efforts, its official media said Thursday, amid a news report that it has imposed a lockdown on the capital city of Pyongyang apparently ahead of a military parade to mark the army fo